Synonyms for Stonewall
ˈstoʊnˌwɔlstonewall

Princeton's WordNet

1. stonewallverb

   obstruct or hinder any discussion

   "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

2. stonewallverb

   engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate

   "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

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1. • Delay
   • Obstruct

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1. stonewall

   to be disregarded by one of everything you say or request

   Submitted by tmacc818 on March 13, 2022  

2. stonewall

   to be disregarded by one of everything you say or request

   Submitted by tmacc818 on March 13, 2022  

3. stonewallingverb

   to purposely disregard someone.. by not listening, not caring, ignoring

   my sister constantly stonewall's me when i ask her for her help! she's the best at stonewalling me for just about everything!

   Submitted by tmacc818 on March 13, 2022  

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1. Indya Moore:

   I don't want anyone to be fooled by the colors in the streets, the rainbow glosses around the ads of T-Mobile or any of the other wonderful companies, into thinking that we are free because we're not, and so to see today, on the anniversary of Stonewall, police heavy saturated in our streets, it's traumatic for some of us.

2. Richard Milhous Nixon:

   I want you to stonewall it. (To staff on news of break-in at Watergate)

3. President Obama:

   It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well, so that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

4. Chuck Schumer:

   Understanding the nature of his involvement in those actions is absolutely critical to evaluating the type of justice he would be on the bench, if Republicans continue to stonewall, the American people will wonder what they are hiding.

5. Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff:

   We still hold out a small but vanishing hope that the department will follow its legal obligations. But it is certainly my sense that this is a top-down instruction from the president to stonewall every congressional request no matter how reasonable.